[..]They had again visited the West and they told me how sorry they were to hear unkindly criticism of me. This surprised and hurt me and for the moment I couldn’t think why I should be spoken of in this…

My eldest brother and sister were fluent Irish speakers. Dad and Mum saw to it that we six spoke, read and thought all for Ireland. Everything we wore was made in Ireland. My brother, Seán, was a very fine player…

According to his family, who believe John Healy was the youngest killed in the Rising, he had moved guns with his father the week before he was killed. He was waiting for the call up, but was deemed too young. He…

From a witness statement: In City Hall: “The bullets fell like rain. The firing came from all sides and continued till after darkness fell. There was no way of escape although we discussed all possibilities. There was no electric light…

Grace Gifford (the sister of Muriel) who married Joseph Plunkett on the eve before his execution, was a cartoonist whose work supported Sinn Féin policies and to create propaganda during the War of Independence; some examples can be seen here. Here is an oil painting…

Skeﬃngton worked as registrar of the college for two years, during which time he married Hanna Sheehy, a member of a Co Cork nationalist family. As a token of his commitment to the equality of the sexes, he adopted her…